Slovenia
The relevant legislation affecting renewable energy in Slovenia are the Law on Energy (1999, amended 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007) and the Decree on Prices and Premiums for Purchase of Electricity from Qualified Producers (2002, amended 2004, 2006).
Slovenia’s laws are available on the International Feed-in Cooperation web site at: http://www.feed-in-cooperation.org/content/view/42/59
Summary
According to the Law on Energy the network operators are obliged to purchase electricity from "qualified producers" either for fixed feed-in tariffs or premium feed-in tariffs. The producer can choose between the fixed and the premium tariff. The network operator and the qualified producer sign a Purchase Agreement covering a period of 10 years. On the basis of the Purchase Agreement, the network operator then buys electricity at the uniform annual price or pays the qualified producer a uniform annual premium for electricity which the latter has sold independently or via an intermediary on the market.
Uniform annual prices and uniform annual premiums are set at least once a year by the Slovenian Government. The Government takes into account the growth in the costs of essential goods published by the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia for the past period, changes in the prices of the basic fuel that is used to generate electricity in qualified power plants, and the expected average annual price of electricity on the market.
Uniform annual prices and premiums for an individual qualified power plant apply for five years from the start of operation, and are then reduced by 5%. Ten years after the start of operation they are reduced by 10% relative to the original tariff. The start of operation is the day the plant begins to deliver electricity to a public network on the basis of their operating licence. Also for every 10% of investment subsidy the tariffs are reduced by 5%.
http://www.feed-in-cooperation.org/images/files/ific_comparison_of_fit-systems_de_es_sl.pdf, p. 20.
EC review and assessment
Read a summary of the European Commission’s 2005 review of Slovenia’s renewable electricity policies and of its 2007 assessment of Slovenia’s progress in meeting the target set out in Directive 2001/77/EC.
Legal analysis
You may find a comparison between the feed-in tariff schemes of Slovenia, Spain and Germany at http://www.feed-in-cooperation.org/images/files/ific_comparison_of_fit-systems_de_es_sl.pd.
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